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On tap at CRBF, pours a clear orange with a small white head. Aroma has bready malt and light sugars. Flavour is rather stale, with old, stale bready malt, not much else. Probably poor yeast expression, who knows what else. Bad.

Tried from Draft at Costa Rica Beer Factory - San Jose on 27 May 2026 at 22:55

mcberko has a new country beer tick achievement

Level 4 for Costa Rica ticks with a total of 25 from this country.
Tortuguero from Costa Rica Beer Factory (CRBF) was the one that did it!
1 month ago

mcberko (48344) reviewed

Tortuguero from Costa Rica Beer Factory (CRBF)

1 month ago

3.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 2.5 Texture 2 Overall 1.5

On tap at CRBF, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has somewhat harsh, earthy, citrusy hops, bready malt, some faint pine, and a bit of a stale quality. Flavour has very stale hops, which still impart bitterness but no real flavour. Terrible hop expression that ruins this.

Tried from Draft at Costa Rica Beer Factory - San Jose on 27 May 2026 at 22:54

mcberko (48344) reviewed

Escalante from Costa Rica Beer Factory (CRBF)

1 month ago

4.6/10 — Appearance 5 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5

On tap at CRBF, pours a clear dark amber with a small white head. Aroma has toasted malt, a touch of caramel, and light syrupy sugars. Flavour is somehow both too malty and yet not that sweet, with syrupy sugars, bready malt, and dry toffee. Not egregious but not really on point for the style.

Tried from Draft at Costa Rica Beer Factory - San Jose on 27 May 2026 at 22:53

mcberko (3407) reviewed

Costa Rica Beer Factory - San Jose

1 month ago

4/10 — Setting 6 Selection 3 Service 4 Food Value 4 Overall 3

Cool spot with lots of inside and covered outside seating. We only came for beer, but they have a big food menu (very unfriendly to vegetarians/vegans) out quite high prices for Costa Rica (pretty much western prices). They had 6 beers on tap. You can get a "mini flight": 1 oz pours of all 6 beers for about $4 USD; or a "large flight": 5 oz pours of all 6 for about $20 USD. Seeing as I don't trust Costa Rican brewers, I ordered the mini flight. Thank fuck I did because the beers were all terrible -- off-flavours in most, or otherwise just extremely poorly done. Couldn't even finish my 1 oz pours. At least it was cheap!

Visited on 27 May 2026 at 22:51

mcberko updated a brewery: Costa Rica Beer Factory (CRBF) located in Costa Rica
1 month ago

mcberko (48344) reviewed

Caribeño from Costa Rica Meadery

1 month ago

6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7

On tap at Eremita, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma has largely fermented out honey, lots of ginger, and some seltzery notes. Flavour has a nice ginger character, mostly fermented out honey, and seltzery notes. Like a ginger, honey soda. Pleasant for what it is.

Tried from Draft at Eremita Cervecería Ermitaña on 27 May 2026 at 22:47

mcberko updated a beer: Caribeño brewed by Costa Rica Meadery
1 month ago

mcberko (48344) reviewed

Pajarraco from Eremita Cervecería Ermitaña

1 month ago

7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7

750mL bottle at Eremita, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of funky brett, gentle tartness, fermented out yeast, and some green melon. Flavour is quite tart, with a sort of pear-like tartness, melon, big bretty notes, and gentle acidity. Structured well, albeit on the tart side; nice brett expression. Solid.

Tried from Bottle at Eremita Cervecería Ermitaña on 27 May 2026 at 22:44

mcberko added a new beer Pajarraco by Eremita Cervecería Ermitaña
1 month ago

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